And the pan-pipes played on



Cane Garden Bay

It's funny how sometimes the perfect weekend can just sneak up on you and happen just like that. It all started going well on Friday evening with a very funny movie called 'Paul" (if you are fans of Sean of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, it's by the same people) and was exceptionally funny. It also took my mind off the fact that I was starving, but more on that later.

Nanny Cay Beach: Beach Bar

Saturday started with a party - of course - down at Nanny Cay to welcome the new Kindergarten families. A gentle start to the day. Georgie then had to be dropped off in town for another birthday party, which was a treasure hunt up Mount Sage, topped off with chicken wings & cake at the local nightclub dive called 'The Batcave' which is a child-friendly restaurant during the day, though scenes from Little Miss Sunshine do linger.

As a mid-detox treat Tyler had organised a massage for me on Saturday afternoon at the beautiful spa at Scrub Island. Even better, I was able to take the boys as they could play in the little pool in the Spa villa, whilst Mama's pressure points were being pressed and she endured the ubiquitous 'aromatherapy music' (harps, pan pipes, tweeting birds) just loud enough to drown out the Caribbean surf. The massage was welcomed as I've not deviated from my detox program even once the whole week. Can't say it's been easy or that I've enjoyed it or that it has anything to recommend it, apart from the fact that I've lost about 2 kgs (5 pounds) and feel calm and focused. Sadly, alcohol and caffeine clearly leads to loud voices in your head, although we all get very good at living with them. I finish up on Tuesday.

Back to the weekend: After a very, very relaxing Saturday afternoon we had an even funnier film in the evening 'The Perfect Host'. Fall-off-the-sofa funny. Stars Frasier's (TV series) brother. Clever and twisted, you just have to watch it.

Sunday was Canadian Thanksgiving (you didn't know?) and we were invited for lunch. I frantically worked out howmay calories turkey and stuffing was (I am allowed 600 calories a day) and took along my Lemon Perrier . A lovely afternoon with our 'Island family' and lots of food and babies and kids and chatting (the local elections are coming up and we've registered to vote, so we're having a crash course in local politics). It was such a lovely afternoon that we decided to continue the day  down on the beach and men were dispatched off to fetch paddle boards and cozzies. I would like to say that everyday is like this, but it isn't.

We had a wonderful hour or so paddling at sunset, kids jumping off the pier, no-one around but our friends. It's a good life (if you ignore the housework, which I generally do).



News for the rest of the week. William lost his first tooth and James's football team, Cedar U12's won the BVI FIFA School League.  Our family company was incorporated and this week we'll get our trade license. The hunt is on for premises, but we do have our little factory to get on with some things. All things are possible after such a lovely weekend, or is that maybe just the bee pollen talking?